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ARC Future Fellow and Professor of Chemistry
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School of Chemistry, Building F11
The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
E: thomas.maschmeyer@sydney.edu.au
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Publications/Patents (2009 - 2013)

Book Chapters
  1. Ward, AJ; Masters, AF and Maschmeyer, T. Transition metal single site catalysts - from homogeneous to immobilized systems. In: Modern Surface Organometallic Chemistry. ISBN: 978-3-527-31972-5. Editors: Jean-Marie Basset, Rinaldo Psaro, Dominique Roberto and Renato Ugo. Chapter 5, 167-237, 2009. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9783527627097.ch5

  2. Aquino, C and Maschmeyer, T. A new family of mesoporous oxides-synthesis, characterisation and applications of TUD-1. Book chapter in: Ordered Porous Solids: Recent Advances and Prospects. ISBN: 978-0-444-53189-6, Editors: Valentin Valtchev, Svethlana Mintova and Michael Tsapatsis, Publisher: Elsevier, Volume 1, 3-30, 2009
Reviewed Journal Articles

  1. Kaza, A; Jensen, P; Clegg, J; Masters, AF; Maschmeyer, T and Yuen, AKL. The chemistry of cobalt acetate. X. The preparations of the mixed ligand cobalt oligomers, [Co3O(C6H5N2O)3(CH3CO2)3][PF6].CH3CN (I), [Co4(μ2-OH)2(η1:η1:μ2-CH3COO)2(CH3CO2)2 (η1:η1:μ2-C11H8NO)2(η1:η1η1:η1:μ2-C11H8N3O)2][PF6]2.CH3OH.3H2O (II) and [Co3O(CH3CO2)5(C7H6NO2)(py)3][PF6] (III) and the crystal structures of (I) and (II). Comparisons with homoleptic cobalt acetate dimers and trimers. Polyhedron, 52, 909-916, 2013. DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2012.07.023

  2. Ward, AJ; Weber, CC; Masters, AF and Maschmeyer, T. Application of bismuth-impregnated mesoporous silica to the photochemical oxidation of methylne blue: An example of nanoparticle autocatalysis. ChemCatChem, 5 (4), 959-965, 2013. DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201200669

  3. Weber, CC; Masters, AF and Maschmeyer, T. Steric, hydrogen-bonding and structural heterogeneity effects on the nucleophilic substitution of N-(p-fluorophenyldiphenylmethyl)-4-picolinium chloride in ionic liquids. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 11 (15), 2534-2542, 2013. DOI: 10.1039/c3ob40105g

  4. Ward, AJ; Rich, AM; Masters, AF and Maschmeyer, T. Unprecedented blue-shift in bismuth oxide supported on mesoporous silica. New Journal of Chemistry, 37 (3), 593-600, 2013. DOI: 10.1039/c2nj40847c

  5. Stanley, JNG; Heinroth, F; Weber, CC; Masters, AF and Maschmeyer, T. Robust bimetallic Pt-Ru catalysts for the rapid hydrogenation of toluene and tetralin at ambient temperature and pressure. Applied Catalysis A: General, 454, 46-52, 2013. DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2013.01.002

  6. Yuen, AKL; Masters, AF and Maschmeyer, T. 1,3-disubstituted imidazolium hydroxides: Dry salts or wet carbenes? Catalysis Today, 200, 9-16, 2013. DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2012.04.007

  7. Weber, CC; Masters, AF and Maschmeyer, T. Pseudo-encapsulation−nanodomains for enhanced reactivity in ionic liquids. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 51 (46), 11483-11486, 2012. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201206113

  8. Fábos, V; Yuen, AKL; Masters, AF and Maschmeyer, T. Exploring the myth of nascent hydrogen and its implications for biomass conversions. Chemistry - An Asian Journal, 7 (11), 2629-2637, 2012. DOI: 10.1002/asia.201200557

  9. Fábos, V; Yuen, AKL; Masters, AF and Maschmeyer, T. The role of the reactor wall in hydrothermal biomass conversions. Chemistry - An Asian Journal, 7 (11), 2638-2643, 2012. DOI: 10.1002/asia.201200556

  10. Selva, M; Guidi, S; Perosa, A; Signoretto, M; Licence P and Maschmeyer, T. Continuous-flow alkene metathesis: the model reaction of 1-octene catalyzed by Re2O7/γ -A12O3 with supercritical CO2 as a carrier. Green Chemistry, 14 (10), 2727-2737, 2012. DOI: 10.1039/c2gc35983a

  11. Yap, AJ; Masters, AF and Maschmeyer, T. The kinetic features of the palladium-catalyzed hydrogenolysis of nitriles and amines. ChemCatChem, 4 (8), 1179-1184, 2012. DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201100472

  12. Gody, G; Rossner, C; Moraes, J; Vana, P; Maschmeyer, T and Perrier, S. One-pot RAFT/"click" chemistry via isocyanates: Efficient synthesis of alpha-end-functionalized polymers. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134 (30), 12596-12603, 2012. DOI: 10.1021/ja3030643

  13. Lau, VW-H; Masters, AF; Bond, AM and Maschmeyer, T. Ionic-liquid-mediated active-site control of MoS2 for the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction. Chemistry: A European Journal, 18 (26), 8230-8239, 2012. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201200255

  14. Ward, AJ; Lesic, R; Masters, AF and Maschmeyer, T. Silsesquioxanes as molecular analogues of single-site heterogeneous catalysts. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 468 (2143), 1968-1984, 2012. DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2012.0113

  15. Lau, VW-H; van de Water, L; Masters, AF and Maschmeyer, T. Tuning the photocatalytic activity of CdS nanocrystals through intermolecular interactions in ionic-liquid solvent systems. Chemistry: A European Journal, 18 (10), 2923-2930, 2012. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201102720

  16. Yuen, AKL; Hutton, GA; Masters, AF and Maschmeyer, T. The interplay of catechol ligands with nanoparticulate iron oxides. Dalton Transactions, 41 (9), 2545-2559, 2012. DOI: 10.1039/c2dt11864e

  17. Weber, CC; Masters, AF and Maschmeyer, T. Controlling hydrolysis reaction rates with binary ionic liquid mixtures by tuning hydrogen-bonding interactions. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 116 (6), 1858-1864, 2012. DOI: 10.1021/jp211543v

  18. Yuen, AKL; Heinroth, F; Ward, AJ; Masters, AF and Maschmeyer, T. Novel bis(methylimidazolium)alkane bolaamphiphiles as templates for supermicroporous and mesoporous silicas. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 148 (1), 62-72, 2012.DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2011.06.036

  19. Ward, AJ; Pujari, AA; Costanzo, L; Masters, AF and Maschmeyer, T. The one-pot synthesis, characterisation and catalytic behaviour of mesoporous silica-sulfated zirconia solids. Catalysis Today, 178 (1), 187-196, 2011. DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2011.08.003

  20. Stanley, JNG; Worthington, K; Heinroth, F; Masters, AF and Maschmeyer, T. Designing nanoscopic, fluxional bimetallic Pt-Ru alloy hydrogenation catalysts for improved sulfur tolerance. Catalysis Today, 178 (1), 164-171, 2011. DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2011.09.014

  21. Ohno, K; Ma, Y; Huang, Y; Mori, C; Yahata, Y; Tsujii, Y; Maschmeyer, T; Moraes, J and Perrier, S. Surface-initiated reversible addition - fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization from fine particles functionalized with trithiocarbonates. Macromolecules, 44 (22), 8944-8953, 2011. DOI: 10.1021/ma202105y

  22. Aquino, CC; Pastore, HO; Masters, AF and Maschmeyer, T. An ITQ-2/TUD-1 micro-/mesoporous composite: In situ delamination as a tool for the preparation of innovative materials. ChemCatChem, 3 (11), 1759-1762, 2011. DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201100077

  23. Lau, VW-H; Masters, AF; Bond, AM and Maschmeyer, T. Promoting the formation of active sites with ionic liquids: A case study of MoS2 as hydrogen-evolution-reaction electrocatalyst. ChemCatChem, 3 (11), 1739-1742, 2011. DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201100212

  24. Yap, AJ; Chan, B; Yuen, AKL; Ward, AJ; Masters, AF and Maschmeyer, T. A palladium-catalyzed multicascade reaction: Facile low-temperature hydrogenolysis of activated nitriles and related functional groups. ChemCatChem., 3 (9), 1496-1502, 2011. DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201100076

  25. Moraes, J; Maschmeyer, T and Perrier, S. 'Pseudo-star' copolymers formed by a combination of RAFT polymerization and isocyanate-coupling. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 64 (8), 1047-1053, 2011. DOI: 10.1071/CH11133

  26. Ward, AJ; Pujari, AA; Costanzo, L; Masters, AF and Maschmeyer, T. Ionic liquid-templated preparation of mesoporous silica embedded with nanocrystalline sulfated zirconia. Nanoscale Research Letters, 6 (1), 192-200,, 2011. DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-6-192

  27. Moraes, J; Maschmeyer, T and Perrier, S. "Clickable" polymers via a combination of RAFT polymerization and isocyanate chemistry. Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 49 (13), 2771-2782, 2011. DOI: 10.1002/pola.24710

  28. Masters, AF and Maschmeyer, T. Zeolites – From curiosity to cornerstone. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 142 (2-3), 423-438, 2011. DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2010.12.026

  29. Maschmeyer, T and Che, M. Intrinsic catalytic activity versus effective light usage - A reply to Professor Kisch's comments. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 49 (50), 9590-9591, 2010. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201004872

  30. Maschmeyer, T and Che, M. Catalytic aspects of light-induced hydrogen generation in water with TiO2 and other photocatalysts: A simple and practical way towards a normalization? Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 49 (9), 1536-1539, 2010. DOI: 10.1002/anie.200903921

  31. Pujari, AA; Chadbourne, JJ; Ward, AJ; Costanzo, L; Masters, AF and Maschmeyer, T. The use of acidic task-specific ionic liquids in the formation of high surface area mesoporous silica. New Journal of Chemistry, 33 (10), 1997-2000, 2009. DOI: 10.1039/b907077j

  32. Anand R, Hamdy MS, Parton R, Maschmeyer T, Jansen JC, Hanefeld U, Co-TUD-1 Catalysed Aerobic Oxidation of Cyclohexane, Applied Catalysis, A, 355 (1-2), pp 78-82, 2009. DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2008.11.026

  33. Ward, AJ; Arrow, GJ; Maschmeyer, T; Masters, AF; Turner, P and Clegg, JK. Tetraammonium diaquadiperoxidooctamolybdate(VI) tetrahydrate. Acta Crystallographica Section E-Structure Reports Online, E65, I53-U151, 2009. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809023460

  34. Anand, R; Hamdy, MS; Parton, R; Maschmeyer, T; Jansen, JC; Glaser, R; Kapteijn, F and Hanefeld, U. Metal-TUD-1 catalyzed aerobic oxidation of cyclohexane: A comparative study. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 62 (4), 360-365, 2009. DOI: 10.1071/CH08471

  35. Fabris, M; Aquino, C; Ward, AJ; Perosa, A; Maschmeyer, T and Selva, M. Self-metathesis of 1-octene using alumina-supported Re2O7 in Supercritical CO2. Topics in Catalysis, 52 (3), 315-321, 2009. DOI: 10.1007/s11244-008-9154-4

Patents

  1. Lesic R, Ward AJ, Masters AF, Maschmeyer T, Polymerisation method, Australian Prov. Pat. Appl. No. 2007903543 Filed 29/6/07, PCT/AU2009/WO2009003219.

  2. Maschmeyer T, Masters A,  Pujari A, Kaza A, Method of Oxidising Organic Compounds , Australian Prov. Pat. Appl. No. 2007907044 Filed 24/12/07, PCT/AU2008/001904

  3. Shan Z, Jansen JC, Yeh CY, Angevine PJ, Maschmeyer T & Hamdy M S, Mesoporous metal oxide-based supports and catalysts for petroleum refining and conversion of organic compounds, 2005-198564, 2006052234, (US), 34 pp., Cont-in-part of US Ser No. 313,720 2006.

  4. Maschmeyer T, Fois A, Masters AF, Compartmentalised nanoreactors, US Pat. Appl. 60/840009, 2006, PCT/AU2007/001212.